Chapter 97: Shocking

Jiajing did not investigate this matter in depth. He said, "There is a matter of this matter. Please leave some days to deal with this matter."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Mengchen sighed in his heart: "Your Majesty is old."

Jiajing has been in power for a long time. If you don’t contact, manage, or interfere with many things, you will not be able to grasp the key points over time. The same is true for the emperor. Twenty years after Jiajing, between thirty years, Jiajing has been in power during this period. However, it still gives people a feeling of being like lightning. You can grasp the key points at a glance. Is it true that the emperor of Jiajing sees thousands of miles?

No, it was Jiajing that was really trying to govern the Ming Dynasty twenty years ago. He worked diligently for a while and intervened in the decisions of the court. Therefore, Jiajing was able to grasp all aspects accurately and see clearly.

But now it has been 38 years since Jiajing.

Twenty years have washed away a lot of things.

Jiajing became slow and insensitive in many things. On the one hand, although Jiajing was old, he was not as good as when he was young in many things. But there is another reason, that is, the experience he accumulated in governing the country was no longer applicable to the present.

Many things will be done without taking action for three days. Jiajing's workload has remained at a very low level in the past twenty years. It is not that Jiajing does not read any memorials or cares about the government. However, such a level of concern makes him increasingly unable to follow the government.

This is also one of the reasons why Jiajing is inseparable from Yan Song.

Therefore, Yan Song is more about power-minded and capable to maintain his authority. He dare not easily make a judgment on something. This sentence seems to indicate his support for Zhou Mengchen, but in fact it just means that he does not object.

Jiajing said, "Do you want to tell me this time when you come to the capital?"

Zhou Mengchen breathed tightly.

Zhou Mengchen came to the capital this time, and there were many unusual details. Yan Song knew, Xu Jie knew, Yan Shifan knew, and Jiajing might not have known it.

Zhou Mengchen has been preparing to give Yan Song a blow. But he didn't expect that this opportunity was not his own initiative, but Jiajing asked about it. For a moment, Zhou Mengchen had a slight ominous premonition. Although Zhou Mengchen realized that Jiajing had become dull in many places. It was not as good as before.

But the dragon is old, it is also the old dragon.

Jiajing played with power tricks all his life. He was more sensitive than anyone else in this regard. He was the power tricks themselves, the most powerful tricks in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Mengchen suddenly realized that he had never thought about one problem, that is, can Yan Shifan really hide the matter from Jiajing? Or, if the Jinyiwei doesn’t know, does it mean that Jiajing doesn’t know?

I don’t know if it was Zhou Mengchen’s heart. Jiajing’s psychological shadow was too great. Zhou Mengchen always lacked some confidence in front of Jiajing. But when things got to this point, they had to be posted.

Decision is the most fundamental ability of a famous general. On the battlefield, especially on the ancient battlefield, no decision is foolproof, no preparation, and it is completely comprehensive. In the face of emergencies, it depends on the decision of the commander at that time.

Zhou Mengchen had countless thoughts in his mind, but when he breathed, he blocked all these distracting thoughts.

Because it is useless to think too much, it is already an arrow on the string, so I have to fire it. Zhou Mengchen said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise. The reason why I want to return to the capital is that I discovered a major event, which is related to Your Majesty's safety. I have to rush back to the capital."

Jiajing said, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yan Shifan, the Minister of Works, is deliberately preparing a poison to offer it to His Majesty. This poison is called Wuxiang, also known as Afurong. It has the effect of analgesic and hallucinating pain. Once taken, it will become addicted and cannot be stopped. It also penetrates the five internal organs and confuses the mind. It is used by the Nanyang wizard to confuse believers. I am worried about Your Majesty, so I returned to the capital to remind Your Majesty."

Jiajing said, "Are you talking about this?" Jiajing then took out a golden box from one side and handed it to Zhou Mengchen. Zhou Mengchen's heart seemed to sink into the bottomless abyss. His bad premonition was no longer a trace. He was sure that Jiajing knew something, but what did he know? He couldn't be sure yet.

Jiajing dared to give the box to Zhou Mengchen, but Zhou Mengchen was not sure that this was what Yan Shifan called the so-called immortal medicine.

Zhou Mengchen said intimately: "Who betrayed me? Is it Lu Bing, or Yan Song who was prepared long ago?"

It would be easy to deal with if it was the former. Zhou Mengchen, on the whole, was kind-hearted. Jiajing would not deal with it easily. However, he exposed himself to Yan Song's sight. I am afraid that Yan Song will let go of Xu Jie and give priority to attack Zhou Mengchen in the future.

This may be what Xu Jie wants to see.

Those who fight for the forward are usually cannon fodder.

If Yan Song had prepared for a long time, it would be very likely that all the information Zhou Mengchen got was a trap. So what tricks would Yan Song have if he was waiting for him later?

Zhou Mengchen opened the box as big as a palm, but it was a black pill. It had a strong aroma of medicine, but Zhou Mengchen was not sure if this was the so-called immortal medicine with the main medicine of crow tablets.

Jiajing said, "Why don't you say anything? Do you want Lu Bing to help you talk?"

Zhou Mengchen's heart collapsed and immediately fell to the ground and said, "I was guilty of death. However, before I asked Your Majesty to execute me, I listened to me, no matter what others said. However, the harm of Wuxiang will eliminate the spirit and harm the body, and the poison will be endless. Your Majesty is willing to listen to me, even if I die, I will be willing."

Jiajing sneered.

Zhou Mengchen also knew what Jiajing was laughing at.

It's nothing more than an old routine. Generally, people who shout "Sin deserve to die" know that they can't die. Once they know that they really want to die, they will never shout "Sin deserve to die". They will shout for forgiveness.

Zhou Mengchen has gone from a favored minister to an important minister.

Zhou Mengchen's biggest crime in this matter was nothing else, it was collusion with Lu Bing. The rest was nothing. Moreover, Zhou Mengchen drove Mongolia to the north and set off Japanese pirates in the south, and made great achievements overseas. Not only did he form a faction in the court, but he also had many supporters among the people. It can be said that it was the hearts of the court.

Such people cannot be killed easily.

This is still meeting Jiajing. Jiajing is considered strong among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. When meeting other emperors, it is impossible to kill them easily, and it is impossible to attack.

However, Jiajing was very angry today.

Fundamentally, Jiajing didn't believe that poison was not poisonous.

He did not believe in Yan Shifan, but Yan Song.

Although Jiajing and Yan Song had been a monarch and minister for decades. Although Jiajing was a little dissatisfied with Yan Song over the years, he generally believed this old minister. He also understood this old minister. He believed that Yan Song was corrupt and abused the law. Jiajing believed that he was rampant and domineering, and Jiajing believed that Yan Song wanted to poison him? Jiajing did not believe that Yan Song had the courage.

Even if you take a step back, you don’t talk about feelings, and Jiajing’s judgment on Yan Song, just from the perspective of political interests.

What benefits does Yan Song kill Jiajing do to him?

Yan Song is now a little broken under Xu Jie's offensive, not to mention that Yan Song's reputation among the Shilin has almost been corrupted. Only Yan Song is brainy. Jiajing feels that what Yan Song has to do during this period is to hold Jiajing's thigh tightly, rather than to poison himself.

Isn't this reasonable?

On the contrary, when looking at something with conspiracy theory, it was clearly Zhou Mengchen who was in a game with Lu Bing. Xu Jie pushed behind the scenes and attacked Yan Song.

It is acceptable for Jiajing to fall at a disadvantage in the fight with Xu Jie. Because he also has to accept the fact that Yan Song is old and is not as careful as Xu Jie in many cases. But Jiajing doesn't want Yan Song to step down, after all, Yan Song is obedient. Xu Jie looks more at Shilin and doesn't have that much respect to the emperor.

It is a little difficult to temporarily choose someone to replace Yan Song. Therefore, he would rather keep the half-dead Yan Song and bring Xu Jie, who was at a disadvantage but still had a huge power, the Yan Party checks and balances increasingly powerful.

Jiajing did not mean to kill Zhou Mengchen, and the loss was too great, but it did not mean that Jiajing did not teach Zhou Mengchen a lesson. He felt that Zhou Mengchen was too presumptuous.
Chapter completed!